The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
The Funeral.


The Funeral.
Washington, D. g., Dec. 31.-Great
crowds made their way this forenoon
through heavy tog, toward the capitol to
view the remains of Senator Logan, and
the time OF lying In state being too short
10 give an opportunity for eli TO pass by,
at IL O'Clock the doors we're closed to the
general public, and while two ranks of
Grand Army men fled on either side OF
the bier, the undertaken screwed down
the lid of the casket. A belAted delega
lion of friends from Chicago arrived a few
minutes later, and the casket was reopened
to enable them to take last look at the
body. At II 10 the pallbearers took their
places and conveyed the casket to the SEN
ate chamber. The hall of the senate was
tastetully draped and the chair OF the
dead senator was covered with crepe. The
clerks desk was almost hidden in bank
OF floral emblems.
Senators came in singly or in pairs and
took seats at q quarter before IL O'Clock.
Clad in thelr s;lken robes Of
fee the chief justice. Associate
Justices B adley. Gray, Field, Mat
IheWs and officers OF the supreme court,
members of the house OF representatives.
members of the diplomatic corps, repre-
sentattVes of the administration. Seereta-
u
Attorney General Garland, entered and
took seats. The president was not able to
be present on account of lnclemer
weather and the chair assiged to HIM
was left vacant. The galleries we're
thoroughly filed. At 10 O'Clock hush
| tell over the assembly and as the proces-
sIon of mourners entered every occupant
Of q seat upon the floor rose to their feet.
Mrs. Logan was heavily yelled and sup
hvJp nn oh t. ARi =
and Mrs Tucker, their son, Logan Tucker,
Cornelius and Jams Y. Logan, brothers OF
| the general, Miss Andrews, the alliance of
John A Logan, Jr., Mary Brady, friend
of the family, composed the mourning
procession They were ushered to
seats upon the left front.
| Following the mOurners came
| Newman, the Officiating clergyman. They
formed in two lines IS they came within
the bar between which passed the pail
| bearers of Grand Army men bearing the
ossket, honorary pail bearers aud the con.
| gressional committee, were conducted 90
seats on the left centre. Senator Sherman
and SPEAKER Carlisle occupied chairs al
the presidents desk and the clergy wer
| at the desk of the secretaries.
The solemn services were begun by the
reading Of the ninetieth Psalm by BIshol
Andrews. DR.. Butler read as burial ser
vices q portion Of the fifteenth Corinthians
Prayer was offered by DIR. TIf1ny and the
funeral sermon was delivered by DIR. New
man. At the close OF the funeral ORATOR
q benedlctAOn was said and at word Of
the occupant OF the char, Mr.. Sherman,
the funeral procession reformed IN the
assigned order and filed out of the senat'
chamber. On the PLEA east of the CAPT.
toll were ranged carriages, which
were TO bear the varioul
committees and invited guests tc
the cemetery. BEHIND these were enfleC
military organic atoms which were &c
form the escort, standing at the parade
rest. Upon the high marble steps lead.
ing TO tina senate and house wings werI
masses Of people who had been unable t
obtain entrance to the building and VIII
for an hour and more stoo'
| exposed to the wintFy al
and occasional gusts of snow and rain
awaiting the conclusion Of the ceren. onie
In the senate chamber. AS the casket, pre-
coded by the psll-beerere. Gen. Sherman
Roscoe Cooking. Senator Stanford, Post
master General Villas, General Fair
child, @ q. Andrews. Col. Grant, Dr.
Nc MILAN and General Black, wss born
slowly down The steps of the eastern frOn
the Marine band played "Nearer My GO
, to Thee" Every head was uncovered q
the casket was placed in the heaTse an
! the military came 10 tpresent srms
Then the invited 9ueEts were conducte
, 70 carriages. Headed by the Marin
band playing dIrge, and the procession
. commenced It's march 70 the buris
ground. The long procession formed j
accordance with the arrangements laI
down In the published order of the dsI
: and no delays of any kind occurred.